The American Medical Group Association, representing large group practices, played a central role in shaping accountable care organizations and sees group practices, and not hospitals, as the mainstay of ACOs, according to Chet Speed, vice president of public policy for…

Hospital employment of physicians has become increasingly popular in recent years and is only expected to continue. Most industry leaders predict that reimbursement will increasingly favor quality over quantity, and organizations most poised to profit under this type of system…

Although a national infection control initiative is helping many hospitals around the country stamp out infections, hospitals throughout Minnesota aren't committed to signing on, according to a report by MinnPost.

Reported cases of hospital-acquired infections have been increasing, moving from ICUs to general beds, and these infections are causing more deaths, higher costs of care and more litigation against hospitals.

Here are some statistics on hospital-acquired infections in U.S. hospitals, according to research cited by " Overlooked and Under-Protected," a white paper on HAIs developed by TeleTracking Technologies.

A recent survey by SK&A, a provider of healthcare information solutions, has found that 90 percent of physicians are affiliated with at least one hospital, and the average physician is affiliated with 1.7 hospitals, according to a SK&A news release.

Bruce Siegel, MD, was recently named the new CEO of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, an organization that represents the interests of safety net hospitals and health systems and the underinsured. Dr. Siegel comes to NAPH…

Oakwood Healthcare, a four-hospital system in Dearborn, Mich., announced in June it was starting an accountable care organization. Here, Bill Isenstein, senior vice president for managed care at Oakwood, explains its plans for an ACO.

Hospitals seeking to maintain a strong network of referring primary care physicians may face major challenges in the years ahead if their community does not offer an employed practice model. Many physicians coming out of residency have a different mindset…

The Leapfrog Group published a report in late June suggesting computerized prescribing systems can miss errors if not monitored regularly, which could lead to fatalities, according to a news release by The Leapfrog Group.